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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Col. Rathore urges investors to invest for the development of Sports in the country
Minister of Youth Affairs and sports and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has urged the investors to invest for the development of sports in the country. Addressing SCORECARD 2018 here today, he called upon all stakeholders to come together to take sports to a greater height in the country.Col. Rathore said Sports ministry is trying to create a system wherein local potential is recognized, nurtured and taken to international podium. He said Khelo India scheme launched by the government is very promising for nurturing talent and the concept has been received well by people. He said the government is working on a project that will identify the potential and hone the skills of 8 to 10 years of age in the country and provide them scholarships.
He said, the government will partner with school boards, state governments and the armed forces to identify and map the physical fitness of 8-10-year-olds based on a simple test. After the first test has been carried out the number of student will be narrowed to 5000 children followed by 1000 students on which super advance tests will be conducted. The right physical talent for the right sport will be identified and Rs 5 lakh scholarship will be given to them for eight years so that by the time the child is 16 years he is ready to be a champion. The minister emphasised that no athlete will have to hesitate before asking for funds as there is no dearth of money for sportspersons.
Col. Rathore said for the elite sportsmen, TOP  Scheme has been formulated within the overall ambit of National Sports Development Fund  with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for Olympic Games.
The minister said National Sports University, Imphal, Manipur will be the first of its kind to promote sports education for select sports disciplines by adopting best international practices.
Col. Rathore said that his ministry is also planning a manufacturers' summit later this year, where international companies along with their Indian counterparts will come together and tell the government what policy modifications are required to start manufacturing sport equipment in India.
Ministry of Finance
Anti-Evasion Team of Faridabad CGST officials “Green warriors” bust racket of illegal fire-crackers with 21 godowns, seize almost Rs 51 lakh
The Anti-Evasion Branch, CGST Commissionerate Faridabad, Panchkula CGST Zone, received an information that M/s R. P. Enterprises having its registered principal place of business at village-Baghola, District Palwal, Haryana and additional premises at Sihi Gate, Ballabhgarh, Haryana, is engaged in purchase and sale of fire crackers without invoice. Accordingly, the Anti-Evasion Branch, CGST Commissionerate Faridabad, conducted simultaneous searches under Section 67  of the CGST Act, 2017 on the 12th October, 2022, which continued for whole night.
The main registered principal place of business at village- Baghola, District- Palwal, Haryana was a huge premises, having 21 godowns, located in a very remote inaccessible area marooned in water infested with snakes and without electricity. The Anti-Evasion Officers reached the premises with great difficulty on tractors as there was no motorable road and the area was heavily waterlogged.
The Anti-Evasion Officers found the said premises full of fire-crackers worth crores, which has been seized and the premises have been sealed. In addition, the officers have also seized an unaccounted cash amount of Rs Fifty Lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand  along with lots of “Katcchi Parchi and other documents” indicating towards large scale evasion of GST. Quantification of GST evaded and further investigations are underway.
It is pertinent to highlight that w.e.f. 10/10/2022, based upon recent orders of Hon’ble Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal , the Haryana Government has directed to prohibit the manufacturing, sale and use of all kinds of fire crackers except for green crackers.
This search operation has once again proved that CBIC and its arms like DRI, DGGI, Anti-Evasion Branches etc are very pro-actively preventing not only tax evasion but also protecting the environment of the country. Following this tradition, the Anti-Evasion Branch, CGST Commissionerate Faridabad, has very diligently discharged its duty as “Green Warriors” also.
Special Service and Features
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED OBSERVED ON DECEMBER 3
54.75 lakh unique disabled identity cards issued all over India till now
The international day of differently abled persons is being observed on December 3 every year under the auspices of the United Nations. The day was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution. The observance of the day aims to promote understanding of disability issues, and mobilise support of dignity, rights and well being of persons with disabilities. The theme for this year is 'Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World'
In India, various schemes are being implemented for the welfare of differently abled persons by central and various state governments. Union government is also implementing Swavlamban Unique Disabled Identity -UDID project for giving universal ID & Disability Certificates with identification and disability details. It includes online availability of data of Person with Disabilities across country through a centralized web application. Offline applications are also accepted and subsequently digitized by agencies. Online renewal and update of information by Person with Disabilities is also done on their behalf. Differently abled persons are required to register with the UDID portal. Once registered, after the login is complete, they will be able to apply online for Disability Certificate and UDID card. They will also be able to track the status of their application. They can put forward their request for renewal of Disability Certificate/UDID Card and also request for another card in case of loss of their UDID Card. They can also download and print the copy of their respective Disability Certificate/UDID Card. Almost 54.75 lakh UDID cards have been given all over India. In Tamil Nadu, 2.50 lakh UDID cards have been issued to differently abled persons. 38 states including Tamil Nadu Andhra Telengana Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh started issuing UDID cards.
In Tiruchirapalli, marriage assistance of Rs 25,000 and 8 gm gold coin is given for differently abled persons and Rs 50,000 and 8 gm gold coin given to differently abled persons who are graduates through social welfare department. Beneficiaries will have to apply within one year of the marriage according to district collector Shri Sivarasu. Copy of the national unique disability identity card , wedding invitation, passport size photo, copy of ration card, first marriage certificate from Village administrative officer should be submitted alongwith the application to the district differently abled welfare office.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to attend public function on Laying of Foundation Stone of 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir' tomorrow
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will attend the public function on laying of the Foundation Stone of 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir' at Ayodhya tomorrow.
Prior to the function, Prime Minister will take part in Pooja and Darshan at Hanumangarhi. He will then travel to Shree Ram Janmabhoomi where he will take part in Pooja and Darshan of 'Bhagwan Shree Ramlala Virajman'. He will then plant a Parijat sapling and subsequently perform Bhoomi Pujan.
Prime Minister will unveil a plaque to mark the laying of Foundation Stone and also release Commemorative Postage Stamp on 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir'.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Centre steps up its efforts to monitor stock disclosures of pulses
Centre directs pulses importers to declare stocks availability in a routine transparent manner
States/UTs requested to explore all sources to increase the number of registered entities in Stock Declaration Portal
Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Rohit Kumar Singh directed major pulses importers to ensure that all stocks available with them are declared in a transparent manner regularly. They were advised not to hold back any stock which may disrupt availability of pulses in the domestic market.
Meanwhile, the Committee under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary Smt. Nidhi Khare took a meeting with all the States/UTs today wherein they were requested to explore all the sources to increase the number of registered entities in Stock Declaration Portal including FSSAI licensees, APMC registered traders, GST Registered traders of pulses etc. To cross validate the stocks declared, States were also requested to get information from warehouse service providers, both public and private. The need to monitor stocks of imported pulses at custom bonded warehouses was also emphasized, to ensure their timely release from Ports.
The Government has stepped up its efforts to monitor stock disclosures of pulses by millers, stockists, traders, importers, etc. to ensure that prices of Tur are normalised and the availability and affordability of Tur is ensured in the domestic market.
The Department is also planning to hold interaction with all stakeholders across value chain to ensure availability and affordability of pulses for consumers.
The Pulses Associations and Importers have assured wholehearted cooperation in disclosing the stocks in a transparent manner.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cabinet approves restructuring of balance sheet of Scooters India Limited, Lucknow
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for restructuring of balance sheet of Scooters India Limited, Lucknow  by way of:
- reduction of equity of Rs. 85.21 crore in the share capital of SIL held by Government of India against accumulated losses. The reduction would be deemed to have taken effect as on 31.03.2013 and
- freezing the interest on the Non-Plan loan of Rs. 1.89 crore released to SIL during 2012-13 from the date of its release to the company and conversion into equity of the outstanding principal amount of Rs. 1.89 crore.
With this approval, the balance sheets of Scooters India Limited from 2012-13 onwards will be regularised and further restructuring will be effected accordingly. This is also expected to clear a hurdle in the process of disinvestment of the company.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the nation on Navroz
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has greeted nation on the occasion of Navroz.
“Navroz Mubarak! Praying for a year filled with peace and prosperity. May everyone be happy and be blessed with good health”, the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister participates in the BRICS Leaders Retreat Meeting
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the BRICS Leaders Retreat at the Summer Place in Johannesburg on 22 August 2023.
Upon arrival at the Summer Place, Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by the President of South Africa and Chair of 15th BRICS Summit, H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Retreat which took place in closed format, was an opportunity for the leaders to discuss global developments and ways for leveraging the BRICS platform to find solutions to global challenges.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya 
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya . It will help to establish mutual co-operation and collaboration in the areas of knowledge sharing through joint research, quality support, capability and capacity building, trainee accountant exchange programmes and conducting Continuous Professional Development  Courses, workshops and conferences.
Details:
- ICAI and ICPAK will provide opportunities to key members of the reciprocal body's staff to learn from their knowledge and experience through informal work placements to be agreed through a work schedule.
- Jointly promote activities to raise awareness and the overall visibility of the ICAI/ ICPAK strategic partnership and the collaboration outlined in this MoU with members.
- ICAI and ICPAK will collaborate on benchmarking initiatives and trainee accountant exchange programmes.
Major impact:
India is Kenya's sixth largest trading partner and the largest exporter to Kenya. As per a report on African counties. The Kenyan economy is expected to be amongst the top performers in Africa in 2017 in terms of growth in Gross Domestic Product . Kenya has a largely diversified economic base and aims to seek increased access to the Indian market for Kenyan goods, while India is interested in exploring ways to become Kenya's top foreign trading partner.
Considering that Kenya's economy is one of the top amongst the African countries and the kind of investments and trusts entrusted by the two counties in the recent past, India's Chartered Accountants have already been playing a significant role in the economic growth of the country; there is a lot of scope for professional opportunities for Indian Chartered Accountants in Kenya.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , observes One-hour Introductory Session on Meditation and Mental Health under “Har Ghar Dhyan” campaign
Under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region  has organized One Hour Introductory Session on Meditation and Mental Health under “Har Ghar Dhyan” campaign for their Officers/ Staff at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi.
The Session was presided by Ms. Arunima Sinha and Mr. Suyash Raj Shivam from the Art of Living.
The session focused on orientation of the participants to mental and emotional health, introduced a simple and easy-to-adopt practice of meditation and provided a plethora of content for a continuous journey of self-improvement.
MDoNER wishes to carry forward the practice of meditation and mental health to new heights in near future for people from all walks of life.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Khelo India Dus ka Dum tournament to be organized in 10 cities to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023; Elite women athletes wish girls all the best
The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to organize the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum event from March 10 to 31, being conducted as a celebration for the International Women’s Day 2023. This is the first time that such a sports initiative is taking place to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh to conduct the tournament.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur shall remain present at the opening ceremony of the event on March 10 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital. The tournament features 10 sports that will be held across 10 cities in the country. Close to 15000 women athletes are set to participate.
Top women athletes of the country including Indian hockey star Rani, boxer Nikhat Zareen and more have posted videos cheering for the participating girls and wishing them the best. Some of the prominent athletes will also be joining the program in selected locations while women achievers will also be felicitated. The sports disciplines that will be a part of the event include: Kho Kho, Wushu, Wrestling, Fencing, Archery, Swimming, Basketball, Judo, Athletics and Yogasana.
The main purpose of organising this tournament is to provide platform to the women athletes who were unable to participate in national/state level competitions and also ensure that competitive sports reaches untapped geographical areas.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
EXPORT OF OIL MEAL AND OIL MEAL PRODUCTS
The export of oilmeal declined from 4493293 Tons in the year 2018-19 to 2655789 Tons in the year 2019-20 due to better price realization for the product in domestic market. Subsequently, exports had a steep boost in the year 2020-21 with the total export of 4366554 Tons . Furthermore, upto September, 2021, there is 1.69% growth in exports of oilmeal over the same period in the year 2020-21.
Ministry of Food Processing industries  is implementing various schemes like Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana , Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises  Scheme  and Product Linked Incentive  scheme  for supporting creation of modern infrastructure, setting/upgrading the food manufacturing units, value chain development in perishables, backward and forward linkages, financial, technical and business support for upgradation/setting up of micro food processing units etc. The schemes are available for oilmeal industry also.
To promote agricultural exports including oilmeals, the Government has introduced a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy  to harness export potential of Indian agriculture and raise farmers’ income. The Department of Commerce provides assistance through several other schemes, to promote exports, including agriculture export viz. Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme , Market Access Initiatives  Scheme, etc. In addition, assistance to the exporters of agriculture products is also available under the export promotion schemes of Marine Products Export Development Authority , Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority , Tea Board, Coffee Board and Spices Board. The Government has also introduced a Central Sector Scheme – ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance for Specified Agriculture Products’ – for providing assistance for the international component of freight, to mitigate the freight disadvantage for the export of agriculture products.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will chair Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ in New Delhi, on Monday
During the Conference, under the leadership of the Union Home Minister, over 1,44,000 kilogram drugs will be destroyed in various parts of the country by NCB, in coordination with ANTFs of all states
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government has adopted a ’Zero Tolerance’ policy against narcotics to create a drugs-free India
Since 01st June, 2022 till 15th July, 2023, all regional units of NCB and ANTFs of states have collectively destroyed around 8,76,554 kilogram seized drugs worth around Rs.9,580 crore, which is more than 11 times of the target
With the destruction of drugs on Monday, total quantity of drugs destroyed in one year will reach around 10 lakh kilogram, which has a value of around Rs.12,000 crore
In order to realize Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s dream of a Drugs-free India, this campaign of destruction of drugs will continue actively, with same zeal
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will chair Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Smuggling and National Security’ in New Delhi, on Monday. During the Conference, under the leadership of the Union Home Minister, over 1,44,000 kilogram drugs worth Rs.2,416 crore, will be destroyed in various parts of the country by NCB in coordination with ANTFs of all states. The drugs to be destroyed will include 6590 kilogram by NCB’s Hyderabad unit, 822 kilogram by Indore and 356 kilogram by Jammu. Along with this, various law enforcement agencies of different states will destroy a total of 1,44,122 kilogram of drugs, including 1,486 kilogram drugs in Assam, 229 kilogram in Chandigarh, 25 kilogram in Goa, 4,277 kilogram in Gujarat, 2,458 kilogram in Haryana, 4,069 kilogram in Jammu and Kashmir, 1,03,884 kilogram in Madhya Pradesh, 159 kilogram in Maharashtra, 1,803 kilogram in Tripura and 4,049 kilogram in Uttar Pradesh.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government has adopted a ’Zero Tolerance’ policy against narcotics to create a drugs-free India. Since 01st June, 2022 till 15th July, 2023, all regional units of NCB and ANTFs of states have collectively destroyed around 8,76,554 kilogram seized drugs worth around Rs.9,580 crore, which is more than 11 times of the target. With the destruction of drugs on Monday, total quantity of drugs destroyed in one year will reach around 10 lakh kilogram, which has a value of around Rs.12,000 crore. In order to realize Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s dream of a Drugs-free India, this campaign of destruction of drugs will continue actively, with same zeal.
UPSC
Result of Civil Services  Examination, 2021 for Candidates who have Qualified for Admission in Indian Forest Service  Examination, 2021
On the basis of screening test held through Civil Services  Examination, 2021 on 10th Oct., 2021, the candidates with the following Roll Numbers have qualified for admission to the Indian Forest Service  Examination, 2021.
The candidature of these candidates is provisional. In accordance with the Rules of the Examination, all these candidates have to apply again in the Detailed Application Form-I . for IFoS  Examination, 2021. The dates and important instructions for filling up of the DAF-I and its submission will be announced in due course on the website of the Commission.
Candidates are also informed that marks, cut off marks and answer keys of screening test held through CS  Examination, 2021 for IFoS  Examination will be uploaded on the Commission’s website i.e. https://upsconline.nic.in only after the entire process of the Indian Forest Service Examination,2021 is over i.e. after the declaration of final result.
The Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near the Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their result of the above mentioned examination on all working days between 10.00 Hrs. to 17.00 Hrs. in person or on Tel. No. 011-23385271, 011-23098543 or 011-23381125 from this Facilitation Counter. Candidates can also obtain information regarding their result by accessing Union Public Service Commission Website https://upsconline.nic.inHYPERLINK "http://www.upsc.gov.in/".
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